San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-04-07
Still the sad refrain
{" No rain (! No rain !"

"No rain No rainl"
Again we have satisfactory School
Board.
No one questions that Hardy will make a
good Mayor.
The Farmers Alliance of Hays county adj
iourned yesterday afternoon.
See card of Hopkins & Choat, city trans
fer line, and give them call.
Several blacksmith's cannon were hred
Tuesday night in honor of the new Mayor
The FREE PRESS is in frequent receipt OF
new subscriptions. Come ahead-the more
the merrier.
After his two years service, Giesen goes
out with vote of which he has no reason
to be ashamed.
There are twenty eight local lodges OF the
Farmers Alliance in Hays county, with a
total membership of 800.
Smith & Co., have struck the kite Juror
among the boys right with the Chinese va
riety, in colors. The boys will not be SLOW
to ''catch on"
The KYLE Times now joins the Blanco
Standardization in fraternal greetings to our
Giddy Gusher. A worthy and congeniai
tripartite alliance.
The monthly receipts at the freight depot
we are informed by the agent, Mr.. W. H..
Harris average about $4,000 for the past
few months. Stringent times have decreased
shipments to a considerable extent.
We publish this week the fine essay OF
Miss Mitchell on Temperance, Copy ID
thus furnished the other papers OF the coun-
ty, Will they copy as suggested by the
County Prohibition Convention? We shall
see.
Boys will be boys, SO it is said. AT one
time thew will be devoted to stills, at an
other to marbles at another 10 kites, and so
on The kites now have it, and you may
nee them soaring aloft in all directions'ench
with bow attached. Go it, bcys
The residence of Mr.. e. A. Christian
caught fire ON Tuesday night. and narrowly
escaped being consumed. A parttloh was
burned out, but otherwise the damage was
slight. The prompt application OF the CUR
den hose extinguished the flames.
Rev. Col. Rogers says he at one time
thought of taking up his residence IN san
Marcos. Probably San Marcos did not OPP
preciate the honor of his presence SO much
as lie thought she should, and hence his
discovery that our town is not likely to
amount to much anyhow. ~
Our merchants are complaining OF hard
times, dull business, etc. This IS an inoa-
cation that the people are holding to their
money. and if it should ever rain and the
prospect brighten up little, then they
would turn their money loose, and trade
would be lively .-Lockhart Register.
Freight Agent Harris informs us that the
International is shipping large numbers OF
live stock from San Antonio into the Indian
Territory and Kansas for pasturage. The
road has contracted for the shipment OF
1000 carloads of cattle from that point.
This is an indication of the extent to which
the severe droughts in the west is affecting
Texas cattlemen.
MITE Soo1AL.-The % Little Pearl Gath
g: ers" will give Mite Social of the resi-
d,nce of Mrs. Mann on tomorrow night
A very attractive programme has been ar
ranged. All are invited, old and young.
No admission fee Will be charged, but vol
untary contribution will be in order any
time during the evening All are requested
to be present promptly at O'Clock.
We wish to say, to prevent any possible
mistake, that we have nothing at all "agin"
our Scottish friend of the Kyle Times, and
that our references last week to his nation
ally were entirely sportive and good hum
ored. But it was not in our editorial hui
man nature to resist the ludicrous attitude
in which he placed himself. He should have
been more careful not to "lead us into temp
tation."
His Honor, Mayor elect Hardy, was SER
enaded by the brass band ut his residence
last night. The boys we're pacified with
refreshments. Capt Gid G. johnson, nev
alderman from the 4th ward was called on
and was fully prepared for the attack.
The serenaders were ushered into his attract
i've dining room where collation. OF fruit
cake. etc., awaited them which would have
done Justice to the most important occa'
sion.
Rev. Col Rogers says of San Marcos
''They cannot build a town over the hills
and for the mud" He has probably never
heard that our town Is growing over the
hills, and that since We have water works
that part of the city limits is very generally
preferred for private residences. As fol
the mud, we are not aware that San Marcos
is worse than Kyle, while. unlike Kyle, she
has inst at hand an ineKhaustible supply